Pioneer Res ident Mrs. Arnold Dies in Memphis
Mrs. G N Arnold a Collingsworth County pioneer died in Memphis at 7 30 am Friday at her home. She moved to the county in 1897 with her husband who started the Battle’s Hotel and later the Collingsworth Review and Quail Feather. She was born September 1 1845, a relative of General Robert E Lee, and survived by four children with numerous relatives attending the service at First Methodist Church.
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Lee
Arnold
Robert E. Lee
Smith County
Texas
Memphis
Wellington
Mount Calm
Shiloh
Atlanta
Sherman
Kan
Collingaworth County
Collingsworth County
Wade Arnold
Childress
A. W. Arnold
J. K. Mackey
Shamrock
John D. Glenn
C. J
J. P. Glenn
E. M. Hicks
Bert Newman
Wellings
W. L. Glass
Willa Mae Wilkinson
Letter Delivered 86 Years After It Was Sent
In Nittenau Palatinate a long forgotten letter from September 26, 1849 reaches its home after a soldier Peter Peppel wrote to relatives in Wetzelhof. The innkeeper placed it in a door frame where it fell through a crack and stayed hidden until now.
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Berlin
Nittenau
Palatinate
Peter Peppel
Wetzelhof
Local Families Visit and Social Gatherings Chronicle
Several households are noted visiting relatives and hosting socials this week. Mr and Mrs Delno Payne visited Northfield with his parents W Harris. The Wednesday picnic drew the winning side, sponsored by the losing side led by Mr and Mrs J W Pearson and Hazel and Ilsie Bolton. Others visited Fort Worth area relatives and hosted nights with Gollihugh Sperling families and Tredway relatives.
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Ter
Fields
Bedy
J. W. Pearson
Hazel
Ilsie Bolton
John Gollihugh
D. W. Harris
Bob Ishell
G. C
Grace Clifton
Elsie Bolton
Lila Mae
C. A. Fike
J. L. Cummings
Ben Morris
CG. W. Gollihugh
Hollis
Harry Tredway
Selects Hot Spot For Nap KANSAS CITY
An unidentified man complains of heat while napping on a park grandstand roof as the stands burn, disturbing his rest and prompting emergency response in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Canyon Will Offer Recreation Course
Canyon Texas West Texas State Teachers College will offer a fall course in community recreation. It is a laboratory program with weekend camping, newspaper experiences, and other recreational outlets led by instructors from different college departments to explore using recreation to reach community life.
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Canyon
Texas
West Texas State Teachers College
Tri-State Fair touts $15,000 prizes and big start
Bill Beechler and Mason King urged Collingsworth County to attend the Tri-State Fair September 14 to 21, asserting the largest Texas exposition with increased cash prizes for top delegations and bands. King announced the race meet opens September 13 with daily racing and wagering amid the nation’s largest midway and broad entertainment lineup.
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Bill Beechler
Amarillo
Wellington
Mason King
Collingsworth County
Texas
Beechler
Dallas
Southwest
King's
United States
Detroit
Verna Lee Harris Hosts Weekend Guests
Rain Monday aided parched crops while community members gathered for a Sunday singing. Mr and Mrs Dentoh House hosted Verna Lee Harris for Sunday dinner, joined by Mr and Mrs Browning Brewer. Mr and Mrs J P Cummings also dined with the D family.
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G. N. Arnold
Collingsworth
W. Harris
Rox
Cunningham Floral Company
Salt Fore
Verna Lee Harris
Southland Life Insurance Co
Palace Drug Store
Eugene H. Vaughan
Wellington, Texas
Cochran Drug Co
North Side OF
the Square
Conoco
Timken
Wekol Stlotey
Ah Ae
Fconoco
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